Auburn's Barber, nation's leading shooter, to miss four to six weeks with broken bone in left hand

The hard-luck Auburn basketball team suffered another bad break Saturday.

Forward Korvotney Barber, who leads the nation in field goal shooting, broke a bone in his left hand in a 79-59 win over Towson. Barber, who is Auburn's leading scorer and rebounder, is expected to miss four to six weeks.

The injury leaves the Tigers with just six available scholarship players. Auburn was already playing shorthanded because of injuries, academics or illness.

"I feel really bad for Vot,'' said coach Jeff Lebo. ``He has been playing really well for us. He is a great kid who works hard every day. He has been the pillar through all of the bad luck we've had. His improvement has been great. For our team, it is heartbreaking, and I feel for them. Obviously, it is an unbelievably difficult situation."

Barber injured both of his hands during the game in Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum. Barber came into Saturday game averaging 14.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.